The chipmaker acquired software maker CA Technologies for $19 billion earlier this year, aiming to diversify its revenue stream in the wake of a cooling semiconductor cycle. The move came after it failed to buy Qualcomm Inc <QCOM.O> in the biggest-ever technology deal.

Revenue from Broadcom's wireless communications business, which makes RF filters and Wi-Fi chips for smartphones, contributed 31 percent to the sales, above Broadcom's earlier expectations, but fell 5 percent to $1.70 billion from a year earlier.